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01-10-2020 | Inguinal Hernia | Letter to the Editor

Wrong conclusion in meta-analysis

Authors: J. Rosenberg, K. Andresen

Published in: Hernia | Issue 5/2020

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Title: Wrong conclusion in meta-analysis
Authors: J. Rosenberg
K. Andresen
Publication date: 01-10-2020
Publisher: Springer Paris
Keyword: Inguinal Hernia
Published in: Hernia / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 1265-4906
Electronic ISSN: 1248-9204
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-020-02149-y

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